@deirdrecostigan Visible drug taking on the streets of #Southall which has increased since Councillor Jasbir Anand signed off on the relocation of RISE from West Ealing to Southall. Without more police on the streets and space in prisons, Respect Orders won't be enforced.
Ealing Council's policy & planning decisions are contributing to the decline of Southall; cramming the area with high rises & data centres, the failure to provide adequate infrastructure & amenities, systemic failures by Greener Ealing contributing to fly-tipping & rising crime.
@UB1UB2 Let’s be honest, this crisis is the result of years of inaction. Open use on the Broadway, dealing in plain sight, families avoiding routes, all ignored. Our councillors let it slide, and Southall is paying the price. Time for real action, not PR roving surgeries and gimmicks!
@St_JosephsDrive@deirdrecostigan@UB1UB2@JasbirAnand2@kamnagpal Another day another reminder that Southall has been let down. Open drug taking in front of families & children is becoming an accepted part of daily life while those responsible hide behind statements & photo opportunities Residents don’t need more spin they need action.
How much longer are residents expected to tolerate this? Families & children are witnessing open drug taking in broad daylight while those in power issue press releases telling us everything is under control. The reality on Southall’s streets tells a very different story!
@St_JosephsDrive I just came home from work just now 2am and a group of druggies are hanging around the alleyway to the entrance to St Joseph’s Drive. (As in the photo/video above) We need to vote these useless Liebour councillors out next local elections. Do you want your children to see this?
@P15pm I walked past a drug deal on Sussex Road this lunchtime @rizzlerr8. The dealer turned up on a bike his brother gave him and the customer said 'you should have turned up at my house.' We have escalated our call for robust policing to T/Commander Andy Featherstone. @metpoliceuk
If this was happening outside Peter Mason’s office or outside the homes of his Cabinet, do you think it would be allowed to continue? Yet in Southall, open drug use & drug dealing have become a daily reality! Children walking to school.
Elderly residents trying to shop!
@P15pm@St_JosephsDrive Two attendees at @deirdrecostigan's coffee morning yesterday, were Cllrs Jasbir Anand and Kamaljit Dhindsa. When drug crime and the relocation of RISE to #Southall Town Hall was raised, Jasbir Anand who signed off on the move, didn't respond.
@P15pm@St_JosephsDrive These councillors need to hold their OWN meetings with residents and not hide behind @deirdrecostigan. Until pushed this June, Jasbir Anand didn't bother replying to emails. Her feet need to be held to the fire in the court of public opinion.
Ealing Council and the Metropolitan Police need to stop passing responsibility between each other and start delivering visible action. Residents deserve safe streets at every hour of the day, not just promises and consultations @JasbirAnand2@P_DriscollW5W13@deirdrecostigan
@St_JosephsDrive There is no visible police presence on the streets of #Southall. Residents report drug dealing but the police don't turn up even when they are told children are witnessing individuals smoking from crack pipes near Hambrough, Blair Peach and Beaconsfield Primary schools.